Bainbridge Fire Co.
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Organized in 1923, Bainbridge Fire Company provides Fire and Rescue protection to Conoy Township and parts of West Donegal Township as well as 4.5 miles of the Susquehanna River. Operating from one station, twenty volunteers answer an average of 250-300 alarms annually.
Lancaster County Station 71
Bainbridge operates their entire fleet from one station which consists of the original firehouse as well as a newer three bay addition that houses the apparatus shown below.
Engine 71-2 - 2003 Peterbilt/SEMO 1250 gpm/1000 gal.
Featuring a 6kw generator, this rig is equipped with five SCBA, thermal imager, RIT pack, Stokes basket, LZ kit, cribbing, 46’ of ground ladders, a 200' high rise pack and two 10’ hard suction sleeves.
Rescue 71 (Retired) - 1997 Peterbilt/New Lexington 1750 gpm/750 gal.
Replaced with a 2018 Rosenbauer rescue engine painted Black-over-White, this rig now serves the Revloc Vol. Fire Co. in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It was originally planned with a Mack MC cab, however, due to cost the Peterbilt cab was chosen instead creating this unyque looking apparatus. Seating six, this rig featured a 10 kw generator powering a 6,000 watt light tower as well as dual reels for a full Amkus® rescue tool system. For firefighting, it was outfitted with six SCBA, two 200’ 1-3/4” pre-connects, a 100’ 1-3/4” trash line, 800’ of supply line (300’ of 3” and 500' of 5” LDH) and two 10’ hard suction sleeves. Operated as a rescue engine, it was equipped with Amkus® extrication tools, (spreader, cutter, a "Speedway cutter" and four rams), battery/air powered tools, Junkyard Dog® struts, high lift jacks and water/rope/confined space rescue gear including an A-frame tri-pod.
Tanker 71 - 2001 Peterbilt/New Lexington 1750 gpm/3000 gal.
Featuring side/rear dump chutes and outfitted with a 6 kw generator, Tanker 71 was refurbished in 2020 with the company's new color scheme of Black-over-White. Its' equipment complement includes a 4,000 gallon folding tank, 350 gpm portable pump, two SCBA, 38’ of ground ladders and two 15’ hard suctions.